# Accident 19890709020729A: Piper PA38112, Hollister, CA, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Frazier Lake Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8899° N, 121.2400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8899&lon=-121.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23916, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23916-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING OVER AIRPORT. STUDENT TOO HIGH CFI TOOK OVER TRIED TO MAKE ONE MORE TURN STALLED CRASHED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA234), Jul 9, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N23916), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM STRIKING THE GROUND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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